For Lydon, much of his decision came down to his relationship with his recruiter, Torrian Gray, as well as defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

"I don't know if it comes down to one reason," Lydon said. "There's so much about it that I fell in love with the multiple times I'd been up there, between the location, the tradition, Bud Foster being the best coordinator in NCAA and just everything about it."

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